The Scaleup Fest will be held the 4th March, 2020 in Budapest (Absolvo, HVCA, HunBAN and other partners, like e.g. Microsoft and Bird&Bird). This event is actually the 4th wave of former VCs in CEE events, this time powered further by HR Fest, the leading professional HR event and festival series in Hungary with 4 years history. It is about how to scale up, grow beyond CEE and fundraise from VCs in CEE or in U.S., sharing best practices, introducing VCs looking for targets to invest, etc. EBAN can provide our members with a special discounted pass – contact info@eban.org for more information.

  Given the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, EBAN invites you to take advantage of online webinars on different angel investing and entrepreneurship topics, which our members and community can enjoy from the safety of their homes. How to Manage a Crisis: Best Practices from Angel Investors For business angels and startups, it's crucial to know how to weather crises like the one the world is facing today. During this one-hour online fireside chat, EBAN President Peter Cowley and EBAN Vice President Emeritus Riku Asikainen  will share their recommendations and best practices on how startups can deal with issues like decreasing sales and difficulties raising investment. 24 March at 1:00 - 2:00 PM CET   Speaker: Peter Cowley EBAN President Peter Cowley studied Engineering and Computer Science at Cambridge University, lives near Cambridge and has owned and run small businesses in technology and construction. Peter was UKBAA business angel of the year 2014/15 and is one of top Global Corporate Venturers. He is a Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He has been an active angel investor for many years and is a board member of the Cambridge Angels and the Investment Director of the Marshall of Cambridge, Martlet Corporate Angel division. He has personally invested in over 50 startups (in the SaaS, biotech, sensing, IoT, cleantech, fintech, edtech, medtech and security sectors), has led many investment rounds and is a non-executive director or observer of seven technology start-ups. Peter has been voluntary chair, treasurer and trustee of numerous charities for over fifteen years and he has built several domestic houses and refurbished many others, including the Cambridge Advice Centre. Peter is a freeman of the City of London and is on the advisory board of a Social Enterprise in criminal justice.   Speaker: Riku Asikainen Being one of the first e-commerce entrepreneurs in Europe, Riku’s entrepreneurial career started already in 1988. Having sold his first company in Finland and second in France, he became one of the first professional angel investors in Finland. In the meantime, Riku has actively participated in building the startup ecosystem of the region through angel networks and Startup Sauna Accelerator. With 30 years and almost 50 companies of experience, Riku is the go-to guy to help your beautiful company to grow.

Given the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, EBAN invites you to take advantage of online webinars on different angel investing and entrepreneurship topics, which our members and community can enjoy from the safety of their homes. Co-Investing with the EIF: Programs and Instruments for Business Angels and Business Angel Led Funds The webinar will cover the main features of the various co-investment instruments the European Investment Fund has put together for business angel investors across Europe. Tune in to learn about programs like the European Angels Fund (EAF), the InnovFin Equity, the Social Impact Accelerator and more! 26 March at 12:00 - 1:00 PM CET   SPEAKER: Oscar Farres Oscar Farres is Head of VC – Digital Economy at the European Investment Fund (EIF) in Luxembourg, a European institution that provides risk finance to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across Europe. At EIF, Oscar and his team have led the expansion of the BA co-investment program and have invested in VC funds across Europe with a focus on the ICT sector. Oscar is a seasoned speaker in VC industry events and contributor to publications in the field of venture capital. Prior to joining the EIF, Oscar developed his professional career at two Spanish VC funds, Caixa Capital Risc and Debaeque Venture Capital, where he invested in internet and software start-ups. Before becoming a VC investor, Oscar co-founded Kineto Project, a technology start-up in the fitness space, and Witur, an on-line marketplace for local travel experiences      Oscar holds an Electronics Engineering degree from the Universitat Ramon Llull and an MBA degree from IESE Business School with an exchange at MIT.

Join the GP Bullhound Global Tech Market Update webinar on Thursday 26 March at 2:00PM GMT, as they look at the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tech market. They will explore how M&A and fundraising are affected, how software is faring, key learnings and prospects from Asia, what areas to invest in, and what we can expect looking ahead. GP Bullhound Managing Partner and Co-founder Hugh Campbell will host sector experts such as San Francisco-based Partner Jonathan Cantwell (Software), Hong Kong-based Executive Director Elsa Hu (Asia insights), and Stockholm-based Vice President Johan Roslund (Public markets).  

We are working hard to offer you more and more online webinars on angel investing and entrepreneurship, in a series we're calling "Living Room Talks" - as all of us are staying connected from our living rooms. Check out the recordings of our previous Living Room Talks on the EBAN Vimeo Channel Building Resilience in Startup Founders The current global crisis adds complex layers to the “usual” pressures that startups face. For business angels, coaching and building resilience will be crucial for the success of existing investments in the next 12-18 months. During this one-hour session, EBAN Board Member and 1MillionStartups Founder Selma Prodanovic will discuss strategies angel investors can use to release at least part of that pressure, as well as to make better portfolio decisions. 30 March at 2:00 - 3:00 PM CEST   SPEAKER:  Selma Prodanovic  Selma Prodanovic is an internationally awarded entrepreneur, angel investor, and philanthropist. She is passionate about empowering people and creating the future. Named Startup-Grande-Dame by the media, she is famous for her ability to identify, create, and connect business potential. Selma is founder & CEO of 1MillionStartups, the global platform providing exposure and support to entrepreneurs dedicated to solving today’s grand challenges and the UN SDGs. She is co-founder and Vice-President of Austrian Angel Investors Association, Board Member of European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and member of Global Business Angel Network (GBAN).

We are working hard to offer you more and more online webinars on angel investing and entrepreneurship, in a series we're calling "Living Room Talks" - as all of us are staying connected from our living rooms.   Investing in and Building Deep Tech Businesses EBAN Board Member and Monte Carlo Capital Founder Ian Sosso will present how he invests in deep tech businesses, before introducing how, in the US, he has teamed up with a venture builder to source intellectual property from universities and build deep tech businesses. 2 April at 2:00 PM CEST   SPEAKER:  Ian Sosso Ian Sosso, winner of EBAN’s "best European early stage award" in 2019, is the founder of Monte Carlo Capital (MCC), a group of business angels, UHNWI and family offices investing in Europe and the US in early stage deep tech and highly disruptive businesses. MCC combines the best features of business angels and venture capital: a global group of sophisticated investors and family offices capable of taking businesses from seed all the way to exit, providing financing and helping management scale their businesses up internationally. MCC typically starts investing as pre-seed/seed, taking an entire financing round, and leads follow-ons too. Ian is also a managing partner of the Start Up Nursery fund, a fund dedicated to financing the creation of deep tech US university spin offs.